Cross stitch ending thread

Learn how to end a thread in cross stitch embroidery by burying the thread, using an away knot, and when it's a good idea to avoid knots.

Securing thread on the backside can't be avoided in hand embroidery. These tips will help you to end embroidery stitches in a safe way.

Have you ever played thread chicken?! Where you see if you can manage to finish those final few cross stitches with the very last little bit of your thread?W...

In this post, I'm going to explain what these 88 cross stitch terms and acronyms mean. I will also link to any tutorials I have that explain things in more detail.

Here is my version of a pin stitch lesson. I use this stitch with most of my stitching projects and think it works quite well. Ending Stitches easily.

I didn’t invent the pin stitch. I believe it was invented by a talented American stitcher named Mayté. I learned it from on-line forums and Web sites years ago, but recently haven’t bee…

A video tutorial of how to use the loop method and the pin stitch to anchor your thread when doing cross stitch or other types of embroidery.

Embroidery projects should be knot-free whenever possible. Learn how to start and end an embroidery thread so you don't have permanent knots.

Today, just a quick little stitch tip to start your week off – and hopefully to make your embroidery quicker and easier! Last week, we talked about the back of embroidery projects and I shared three tips to help you keep the back neat when it matters. Among those tips, we looked at how to ...

This video shows how to tie off your thread in cross stitch when you need to change colour or come to the end of the one you are using.